North Coast Hot Jobs Feb. 7

As we enter February, the national jobless rates continue to decrease while employment steadily increases. While this growth could be considered slow by some, rapid growth in an economy is not desired, because this could lead to inflation. Slow, steady growth is the most desirable, but not the best for those of us that are unemployed or under-employed.

The many forest service temporary full-time opening job closing dates have been extended from Feb. 3 to Feb. 14.

Three post office jobs are open in the area. Remember, there are two tests normally for these types of jobs. One is online and can be reached anywhere there is internet access. The other has to be taken in a classroom setting. The closest test for us in this area is in the I-5 corridor, I believe. A big investment in time and gas money to take a test that you may not get a job for.

Safeway has two Second Assistant Manager openings in the area. One in Port Townsend and one in Port Angeles.

If a job that was posted in a newspaper is no longer listed, this does not necessarily mean the job is closed. It just means that it is no longer listed in the newspaper. The job may still be actually open, the employer just may not have run the ad long enough. Review last week's North Coast Hot Jobs listings under the "Newspaper Listed Jobs" heading.

Here is the link to this week's North Coast Hot Job listing, http://www.scribd.com/doc/205391722/North-Coast-Hot-Jobs-Feb-7-2014

Have a good one and be careful driving with the freezing temperatures and the possible upcoming snowfall.

North Coast Hot Jobs Jan. 31

January is just about over. Some are filing their taxes now and some will get returns. These returns will be generally spent in the local areas which will result in a temporary boost in business.

As we are about to enter February, Clallam County unemployment rates are at 10.4% and Jefferson County unemployment rates are at 9.9%. Nearby counties such as Island County (9.1%) and Kitsap County (7.9%) have better showings.

In the North Coast Hot Jobs listing this week, there are numerous Park Service jobs open. These are mostly full-time temporary seasonal positions.

Three state jobs opened in the Jefferson County area. Two of those are with DSHS and the other is a Seasonal Park Aide. Jefferson Health Care has three new full-time openings.

Office Depot in Sequim has seven openings. PetCo has six openings there.

Four Para educator jobs have opened in the Sequim and Port Angeles school districts.

The Port Townsend Leader newspaper continues to show more job openings this week.

It appears that most of the new job activity is in Jefferson County.

This week's North Coast Hot Job listing is posted at this link, http://www.scribd.com/doc/203673520/North-Coast-Hot-Jobs-Jan-31-2014

Have a good one.

North Coast Hot Jobs Jan. 24

This week there is a slight increase in new jobs. There are many forestry related jobs such as Forestry Technician, Forestry Aids and Visitor Use Assistant. These jobs are located in Hoodsport, Quilcene, Forks and Port Angeles. They are full-time temporary.

Wave Broadband has eight mostly technical openings in the Port Angeles and Port Townsend areas. This link will give you a glimpse of some Wave Broadband salaries, http://www.glassdoor.com/Salary/Wave-Broadband-Salaries-E306843.htm

The Quileute Nation out at LaPush posted four new jobs. The salaries are fair to above average.

Many new jobs were posted this week in the Peninsula Daily News and at the Port Townsend Leader.

More info on these jobs can be found on the North Coast Hot Jobs listing for Jan. 24, 2013 which can be found here, http://www.scribd.com/doc/201968359/North-Coast-Hot-Jobs-Jan-24-2014

Have a good one.

North Coast Hot Jobs Jan. 17

Still not too much activity in the North Coast job listings yet. WorkSource Clallam is the focal point for the seasonal Aramark hiring. The federal government has some seasonal temporary, but full-time openings available. They are listed under the federal government heading #13 in the North Coast Hot Job listing.

The Port Townsend Leader newspaper continues to have more jobs posted than usual.

Here is the link to this week's North Coast Hot Job listing, http://www.scribd.com/doc/200401946/North-Coast-Hot-Jobs-Jan-17-2014

Have a good one.

Jim

North Coast Hot Jobs Jan. 10, 2014

Job activity is slowly increasing here on the north coast. Slower than the rest of the nation. Nearby urban areas such as Seattle and Bremerton have more hiring going on.

Office Depot and Petco, both in Sequim, have many job openings. They both use online applications. It would be wise to have such documents as a resume, cover letter, list of references, transcripts, etc., available in electronic form. In other words, store these documents on a flash drive, your email or even an online storage service like Google Docs. As long as you can retrieve them when you need them to attach to an online application.

Many jobs are listed in the local newspapers this week. The internet links to those newspapers online are on the hot jobs listings. Here is this week's North Coast Hot Jobs list, http://www.scribd.com/doc/198486248/North-Coast-Hot-Jobs-Jan-10-2014

Have a good one.